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Rassau & Beaufort

Middle area

North Blaenau Gwent. 6,748 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 8.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Rassau & Beaufort live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£165,000
Joint 716th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,622
3,693rd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Rassau & Beaufort

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rassau & Beaufort at a rate of 117.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 149.1 per 1,000 people across Blaenau Gwent.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences274
Other crime161
Anti-social behaviour142
Criminal damage and arson101
Vehicle crime56
Burglary39
Drug offences17
Robbery4
Shoplifting1
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Rassau & Beaufort compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Rassau & BeaufortMiddle
Median sale price9 middle areas, Blaenau Gwent · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Blaenau Gwent9 areas from £125,000 to £177,500. The middle area is £144,000. Rassau & Beaufort is £165,000.
£165,0003rd most expensive
Population9 middle areas, Blaenau Gwent · 2021
Population: every middle area in Blaenau Gwent9 areas from 5,248 to 9,097. The middle area is 7,786. Rassau & Beaufort is 6,622.
6,6222nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares9 middle areas, Blaenau Gwent · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Blaenau Gwent9 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 64.0%. Rassau & Beaufort is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage9 middle areas, Blaenau Gwent · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Blaenau Gwent9 areas from 45.9% to 94.6%. The middle area is 85.3%. Rassau & Beaufort is 94.1%.
94.1%2nd highest

Is Rassau & Beaufort safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rassau & Beaufort at a rate of 117.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 149.1 per 1,000 people across Blaenau Gwent.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 57 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rassau & Beaufort.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (274), other crime (161) and anti-social behaviour (142).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Blaenau Gwent

These figures are published for the whole of Blaenau Gwent, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Blaenau Gwent and not Rassau & Beaufort alone. See Blaenau Gwent

Average house price
£143,243
Up 2.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,797
55th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.1×
Joint 10th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
67,593
Down 0.2% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Rassau & Beaufort in brief

The median price paid for a home in Rassau & Beaufort was £165,000 in 2025.

Rassau & Beaufort had 6,622 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Rassau & Beaufort live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Rassau & Beaufort, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.